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Sunday, October 4, 2009

Sunday, October 4, 2009

This week we're again featuring some of the contributing bakers for the Cake Wrecks "World" Tour. (And be sure to check my previous posts for the cupcake providers, too. They're all fantastic.)

First, Gena of iHeart Cakes (near Chicago) knows that the way to my heart is paved in orange:

Such pretty piping.

But she's also a master of the cute:

And the cool:

(Just to be clear: the guitar is cake. The guy is not.)

Heading over to the Dallas area, we have Bronwen Weber's Frosted Art Bakery. (You've probably seen Bronwen on TV sculpting cakey masterpieces, so really, she doesn't need much introduction.) Here are a few of my favs from her site:

Love these colors.

Mmm. Chocolate.

Check out all the detail in the petals, ribbons, and scroll work; I'm pretty sure that's what perfection looks like.

Next, for you Austin locals, we've got two great bakers. First, there's Nicole of Wicked Cakes:

Is that really "No more monkeys jumping on that bed?!?!" I could have used that to celebrate my daughter getting the cast off her foot after she broke it . . . you guessed it . . . jumping on (rather, off) the bed!

*gasp* I love the red butterflies!!!!! I think that is my absolute fave. A close second has to be the ninja bride. If I had had more time planning my wedding, and saving more money, and if I had known such a cake existed, I would have gotten the ninja cake. My husband would have loved it too. That or a Katamari cake, but I have yet to see one of those.

Sunday Sweets is the best. I wait with great anticipation to see the cakes every sunday, then I get a second dose from Cake Boss monday nights.

I love the monkey cake!! My nephew (who is 5) would get such a kick out of having a cake like that.

The ninja bride cake looks like a feminine version of the crochet ninja in a book called "Creepy Cute Crochet" by Christen Haden (www.needlenoodles.com). I know, because I just crocheted one last week. LOL!

My godfather was native american, and taught me an ancient chant that they've used to help heal whiteskins for generations. Repeat this phrase, slowly at first, gradually building speed until you feel better:Ohwa, Tagoo, Siam. Hope it helps!

I love to bake but I have never gained the courage to try to make such beautiful cakes! After drooling over them (especially the chocolate one) I'm going to attempt it, they probably will not look like these, but even if it goes horribly wrong it can provide some comic relief from school work.

Hilarious! My friend just emailed me to tell me my cake was famous, for a minute I was afraid (I am familiar with the site). Coco Paloma did my wedding cake, the one right above the ninja bride (super cute!). I love her sense of style.

I. Want. That. Cake. I mean the ninja one of course--SOOO cute! I'm pretty sure that "lets the groom's cake be in the shape of a super cute ninja" is on my list of ideal traits for a husband now, along with "lets one of our wedding registries be with ThinkGeek." (And it's the groom's cake not the main wedding cake because I want that one to look like a wedding cake, not a ninja.)

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